Richard Burr

Richard Burr (30 November 1955-) was the US Senator from North Carolina (R) from 3 January 2005, succeeding John Edwards. He previously served as a member of the US House of Representatives (R-NC 5) from 3 January 1995 to 3 January 2005, succeeding Stephen L. Neal and preceding Virginia Foxx.

Biography
Richard Burr was born in Charlottesville, Virginia on 30 November 1955, and he graduated from Wake Forest University. Burr was a twelfth cousin of Aaron Burr, the US Senator from New York during the early 1800s. For 17 years, Richard Burr worked as a sales manager for Carswell Distributing Company, a distributor of lawn equipment. In 1994, he was elected to the US House of Representatives, serving for ten years. In 2005, he was elected to the Senate, succeeding the Democratic Party senator John Edwards. He opposed tax increases for any reason, opposed free trade, opposed a tax on carbon emissions, supported the Keystone Pipeline, supported pro-gun legislation, opposed Obamacare, opposed marijuana rights, supported the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy (the only Southern Republican) to do so, opposed federal intervention in the legalization of same-sex marriage, supported the Iraq War, and served as a national security adviser on Donald Trump's campaign.